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December 5, 2016
regarding those thirty counties are accurate, and require that proper election audits are
performed before the state board certifies the election.
Marks raised the implications for recount candidates, stating, Recount candidates have
the right to test the touchscreen paper records of votes. However, when officials
declared the paper records unusable and unreliable for test counts, the recount
candidates rights to rely on those records becomes a tricky question.
The appeal also references the widespread public concerns about the security and
reliability of the election equipment in the 2016 election, prompting Marks to argue for
adherence to the verification processes in place in North Carolina.
A copy of the protest appeal is linked here.
For more information, please contact Marilyn Marks at Marilyn@AspenOffice.com or
970 404 2225.